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RAIC | Arch i tec ture Canada

Contents | 2013 Annual Report

RAIC | Architecture Canada – the leading voice of architecture in Canada – seeks to build awareness and appreciation of the contribution of architecture to our physical well-being and the cultural development of Canada. Our mission is:

• Toaffirmthatarchitecturematters;• TocelebratetherichnessanddiversityofarchitectureinCanada;and,• Tosupportarchitectsinachievingexcellence.

President’s Report 3

2013 Board of Directors & Staff 4

Honours & Awards 5

Report on RAIC Activities 5

College of Fellows 8

2013 Festival of Architecture 10

Professional Development 12

Membership 14

Communications and Advocacy 15

Practice Support 16

External Relations 18

Financial Performance 20

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President’s Report | 2013 Annual Report

It was a pleasure and honour to have been able to serve the RAIC as President during the past year.2013wasaveryexcitingandrewardingyear.

ThroughthehardworkofDavidCraddockandJimMcKeewewereabletogettheSyllabusRenewalProgram,inconjunctionwithAthabascaUniversity,upandrunningsmoothly.

OnJanuary31st we held a very successful Governor General Awards Ceremony at Rideau Hall. Theawardsthisyearcoveredthefullrangeofprojectsthatweasarchitectsdoonadailybasis,from public works buildings to housing and civic designs.

Forthesecondyearinarow,theRAICpartneredwithanAtlanticCanadaRegulator(NSAA)to present a very successful Festival of Architecture. We have heard positive comments about theFestival’sorganization,thecontinuingeducationprogram,keynotespeakersandtheextraactivities.

We continued to have meetings and correspondence with other International architectural associationstoadvancemutualcooperationonaglobalscale.InSeptemberwepartneredwiththeInteriorDesignersofCanadatohosttheIIDEXCanadashowinToronto.Thisshowofferedsome continuing education and keynote speakers for architects.

TheRAICboardhadthreeface-to-facemeetingsin2013todealwithassociationbusiness.Wealso dealt with a white paper produced by a number of board members and staff which charted optionsforthefutureoftheRAIC.Thepositivefacilitateddiscussionswhichfollowedwill,Ibelieve,leadtoastrongerandmorebeneficialRAIC.

InNovemberwewerehonouredtobeabletopresentHisHighnesstheAgaKhanwiththe2013RAICGoldMedal.TheceremonytookplaceattheDelegationoftheIsmailiImamatinOttawa and was attended by a number of well-known Canadian architects. Also in attendance weredignitariesfromembassiesandconsulatesfromaroundtheworldwheretheAgaKhanDevelopmentNetworkagenciesimprovethewelfareandprospectsofpeopleinthedevelopingworld.

I would be remiss if I didn’t thank the outstanding staff at the RAIC office for their dedication and enthusiasm. It is because of their efforts that the RAIC is efficiently run and provides an invaluable service to our members.

Iwishthe2014President,WayneDeAngelis,afantasticyear.

Paul E. Frank, PP/FRAIC PastPresident,RAIC|ArchitectureCanada

PRESIDENT’SREPORT


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2013BoardofDirectors&Staff|2013 Annual Report

Executive Committee

PaulE.Frank,FRAICPRESIDENT

WayneDeAngelis,FRAICFIRSTVICE-PRESIDENT/ PRESIDENT-ElECT

Jean-PierrePelletier,FIRACSECONDVICE-PRESIDENT

DavidCraddock,PP/FRAICIMMEDIATEPASTPRESIDENT

2013BOARDOFDIRECTORS &STAFF


Board of Directors

Staff

Regional Directors

PierreGallant,FRAICBRITISHCOlUMBIA/YUKON

SamuelOghaleOboh,FRAICAlBERTA/NORTHWESTTERRITORIES

MichaelCox,MRAICSASKATCHEWAN/MANITOBA

leslieM.Klein,FRAICONTARIOSOUTHWEST

AllanTeramura,MRAICONTARIONORTH,EASTANDNUNAVUT

Jean-PierrePelletier,FIRACQUEBEC

EdmondKoch,FRAICATlANTIC

Rachellelemieux,MRAICDIRECTORREPRESENTINGINTERNSANDINTERNARCHITECTS

BarryJohns,FRAICCHANCEllOR–COllEGEOFFEllOWS

AnnmarieAdams,MRAICCHAIR–COUNCIlOFCANADIANUNIVERSITYSCHOOlSOFARCHITECTURE

ChantalCharbonneau, CAE,Hon.MRAICAWARDSANDHONOURSMANAGER/COllEGEOFFEllOWSCOORDINATOR

KarenCharbonneauACCOUNTINGASSISTANT/ASSISTANT TOTHERAICSYllABUSREGISTRAR

MariaCookCOMMUNICATIONSANDADVOCACYMANAGER

SaschaHastingsVENICEBIENNAlERAICPROJECTMANAGER/RAICFOUNDATIONMANAGERANDPHIlANTHROPY

FrançoisHogue,MIRACPRACTICESPECIAlIST

DaniellanteigneWEBDEVElOPMENT&ITOFFICER

JimMcKeeEXECUTIVEDIRECTOR

JonathanOuelletteFINANCIAlOFFICER/ RAICSYllABUSREGISTRAR

SylviePowellCOMMUNICATIONS

NathalieSamsonPROFESSIONAlDEVElOPMENTANDEXECUTIVESERVICESCOORDINATOR

AngéliqueSauvéMEMBERSHIPCOORDINATOR/RAICFOUNDATIONCOORDINATOR/ PRIVACYOFFICER

EtienneSicotteGRAPHICDESIGNERANDCOORDINATOR

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Report on RAIC Activities | 2013 Annual Report

Honours & Awards

TheRAICadministersCanada’sonlylarge-scalenationalawardsprogramforarchitecture.Theprogrampromotesexcellenceinthebuiltenvironmentbyshowcasingoutstandingachievements.Itservesalsotoheighten public and media awareness of architecture and the people who create it.

REPORTON RAICACTIVITIES


ADvoCAtE FoR ARCHItECtuRE

Heather Dubbeldam, MRAICDubbeldamArchitecture+Design (Toronto,ON)

GREEn BuIlDInGADMInIStERED In PARtnERSHIP wItH tHE CAnADA GREEn BuIlDInG CounCIl

the AtriumD’Ambrosioarchitecture+urbanism (Victoria,BC)

AllIED ARtS

anikolab(Toronto,ON)

InnovAtIon In ARCHItECtuRE

Bloc_105468796 Architecture Inc. (Winnipeg,MB)

PRESIDEnt’S AwARD FoR MEDIA In ARCHItECtuRE

Philippe lupien, MIRACTelevisedSeries:Visitelibre (Montreal,QC)


the GlaxoSmithKline Administration BuildingCoarchitecture (Quebec,QC)

Jag guNDu MarC-Olivier ChaMPagNe-thOMaS

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IrèneKANVAArchitectureManagementR&D (Montreal,QC)

RAIC Awards of Excellence – 2013 Recipients

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RAIC Gold Medal

His Highness the Aga KhanForthefirsttimeinmorethan30years,theawardwenttoanon-architect.TheAgaKhan’sextraordinaryachievementsincludetheHistoricCitiesProgram,which has restored heritage sites throughout theworld, and theAgaKhanAward for Architecture.

Architectural Firm Award

Hariri Pontarini Architects (toronto, on)

The juryappreciated the rangeofwork– fromhigh-rise housing to public buildings – demonstrating responsivenesstosite,programandtectonics.

left: bahá’í temple of South america / right: McKinsey & Company toronto

Young Architect Award

Maxime-Alexis Frappier, MIRAC (Montreal, QC)

Maxime-Alexis Frappier previously worked forSaucier+PerrottearchitectsonprojectssuchasthePerimeter Institute. In 2006, he co-founded ACDFARCHITECTURE and he also teaches at UniversitédeMontréal.

left: la Maison de la culture du Maroc à Montréal / right: Centre récréoaquatique de Saint-hyacinthe

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Emerging Architectural Practice Award

5468796 Architecture Inc. (winnipeg, MB)

Establishedin2007.Philosophy:Everyproject,client,user and civic environment – regardless of budget – deserves an outcome that advances architecture in some way.

left: Centre village / right: OMS StageJaMeS brittaiN 5468796 arChiteCture

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Prix du XXe Siècle

Massey Collegetoronto, on / 1962 Architect: Ron thom (with thompson, Berwick & Pratt)

“Massey College is a skillful and humane interpretation of Arts and Crafts

sensibilities in a modernist idiom. It is remarkable for its seamless integration of

exterior and interior design.” – Jury COMMeNtS

Grande Prairie Regional CollegeGrande Prairie, AB / 1974 Architect: Douglas Cardinal, FRAIC

Cardinal’s “highly individual approach has shaped a building that has become a

regional landmark. It is valued highly by the College as a working environment and

an embodiment of a distinctive understanding of place and people.”

– Jury COMMeNtS

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COurteSy Of graNDe Prairie regiONal COllege

President’s Medal Recipients

Albert DublerUIAPRESIDENT

Jeff PotterAIAIMMEDIATEPASTPRESIDENT

Angela BradyPRESIDENTOFRIBA

Shelley PennPRESIDENTOFTHEAUSTRAlIAN INSTITUTEOFARCHITECTS

Honorary Membership

Seymour levine, Hon. MRAICSeymourlevine,P.Eng.taughtthemechanical engineering course at the McGill School of Architecturefor more than 50 years.twiN briDgeS PhOtO

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College of Fellows

2013 national Committee

TheChancellorandtheNationalCommitteeoftheCollegeofFellowsadministertheaffairsoftheCollegeofFellowsandactastheTrusteesoftheRAICFoundationonaninterimbasiswhiletheprocessofrecruitingnewTrusteestogoverntheFoundationiscompleted.

CHANCEllOR BarryJohns,FRAIC

DEAN J.RobertThibodeau,FIRAC

REGISTRAR RandyDhar,PP/FRAIC

PASTPRESIDENT DavidCraddock,PP/FRAIC

PASTPRESIDENT StuartHoward,PP/FRAIC

2013 Regional Chairs

TheRegionalAdvisoryCommitteesoftheCollegecoordinatethepreparationof2013nominationsforFellowship.

ATlANTIC EdmondKoch,FRAIC

QUéBEC ClaudeHamelinlalonde,FIRAC

ONTARIO(NORTHEAST&NUNAVUT) Brucelorimer,FRAIC

ONTARIO(SOUTHWEST) PaulRoth,FRAIC

MANITOBA TedT.leBlond,FRAIC

SASKATCHEWAN BrianR.J.Saunders,FRAIC

AlBERTA&NORTHWESTTERRITORIES JaneFerrabee-Pendergast,FRAIC

BRITISHCOlUMBIA SebastianButler,FRAIC

BRITISHCOlUMBIA(VICTORIA) TerenceJ.Williams,PP/FRAIC



2013 Honorary Fellows

2013 College of Fellows

Ed Feiner, Hon. FRAIC

Eduardo Souto de Moura, Hon. FRAIC

Christopher Borgal

MalcolmR.Boyd

Ritchard Brisbin

DavidCaulfeild

Roberto Chiotti

André Cousineau

GerrieDoyle

JamesPhilipDumaresq

SydneyPhilipDumaresq

JamesAldenDykes

JamesWesleyFarrow

Ralph Giannone

VeronicaGillies

Robert Glover

KarlW.Gustavson

Ole Hammarlund

MaryJoHind

François Hogue

ScottM.Kemp

AllenE.larden

luigilaRocca

MarieThérèseleBlanc

Aliceliang

RickMacEwen

StevenStuartMannell

ArthurErnestMartin

IvanMartinovic

lizaMedek

JonNeuert

FaroukNoormohamed

SamuelOghaleOboh

RobertJ.Ojolick

MaureenO’Shaughnessy

JamesScottPickles

lisaAnnRapoport

KimSmith

DonaldSterritt

KatherineAnnWagner

MichaelH.K.Wong

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2013 College of fellows convocation ceremony

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Keynote Speakers

Brian MacKay-lyons, FRAIC, is a Nova Scotiaarchitect andwinner of sixGovernorGeneralMedals,two American Institute of Architects Honor Awards for Architecture, and 15 lieutenant Governor’s Medals ofExcellence.

Ed Feiner, Hon. FRAIC,isdirectorofthePerkins+WillDesign leadership Forum, and recipient of the AIAThomas Jefferson Award for public architecture andthe United States Government Distinguished ServiceAward.

2013 Festival of Architecture

Almost400peopleattendedthesuccessful2013FestivalofArchitecture,whichtookplaceinHalifax,NSinpartnershipwiththeNovaScotiaAssociation of Architects.

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Festival local organizing Committeeleft to right: Paul frank, fraiC (raiC President, NSaa Past President) / ramzi Kawar, MraiC (NSaa) / alice Da Silva, MraiC (PwgSC, toronto) / ron burdock, fraiC (NSaa immediate Past President) / Monica Sweetapple (NSaa) / Carol rogers, MraiC (NSaa) / thérèse leblanc, fraiC (NSaa Past President) / eugene Pieczonka, fraiC (NSaa Past President) / gary hanley, fraiC (NSaa) / Margo Dauphinee (NSaa executive Director) / leif-Peter fuchs, MraiC (NSaa President) / rachelle lemieux, MraiC (raiC Director representing interns and intern architects) / Diane Scott, hon. MraiC (NSaa executive Director, retired) missing in the photo: Peter Connell, MraiC / Craig Mosher, MraiC / terry Smith-lamothe, MraiC / Susan fitzgerald, MraiC / Paula Costello, MraiC / Dan O’reilly, MraiC / Jennet bowdridge, MraiC / rayleen hill, MraiC / anna Samson / tom emodi, fraiC / greg fry, MraiC / Dean Collier, MraiC / Jeremy Martell / Peter Connor / barbara MacDonald

PAtRonCement association of Canada

PlAtInuMavondale Construction limited

GolDatlantic windowswoodwOrKS!

SIlvERCanadian institute of Steel

ConstructionCPCielegant flooring / Schluter

Systems (Canada) inc.PCl Constructors Canada inc.whw architects

BRonzE PluSimaginit technologiesreed Construction Data

BRonzECansel wadehub international atlantic ltd. /

Xl insuranceMumby insurancePomerleauPro-Demnity insurance

ContInuInG EDuCAtIonaecon buildings atlanticaltro Canada inc.arcopawMaCbrampton brickCanamCentura atlanticDurock alfacing international ltd.Naylor (Canada) inc.

SuPPoRtERatlantic Concrete associationrbC royal bankrJ bartlett engineering ltd

Sponsors

Thefollowingsponsorsgavegeneroussupport:

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Professional Development

PARtICIPAntS:

KouroshMahvash,MRAICVANCOUVER

WillCraig,MRAICCAlGARY

JamesWagner,FRAICWINNIPEG

TaniaBortolotto,MRAICMONTREAl

MatthewBelaen,MRAICMONTREAl

BarbaraNicholson,MRAICFREDERICTON

veronafiere

In2013,sixmemberstravelledtoItalyforacourseonstoneandmarbleinVeronaandMilan,thankstoRAIC’spartnershipwithVeronafiere,theItaliantrade-show organizer. It marked the seventh year that the RAIC has provided scholarships for this excitingcontinuing-educationopportunity.

This was a fantastic experience,

which I am glad others

are able to share in the

coming years.”

will Craig, MraiC, Calgary

“PhOtOS: KOurOSh MahvaSh, MraiC

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Continuing Education Courses

TheRAICFestivalofArchitectureinHalifaxoffered32coursesandworkshopsdesignedtohelpmembersachievecontinuing-educationpointsandimprovetheirskillsandknowledge.Eightypercentofparticipantsratedthecoursesasexcellentorverygood.

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IIDEXCanada

For the second year in a row, theRAIC teamedwithInterior Designers of Canada (IDC) to jointly presentIIDEXCanadainToronto.

IIDEXCanada – the pre-eminent design showcase inCanada–tookplaceSeptember2013.

By getting involved in the selection of keynotes and organizationofcontinuing-educationsessions,theRAICisbuildingthearchitecturaldimensionoftheshow.Thepresence of the RAIC raises awareness of the key role architects play in the design and development of livable communities.

PhOtOS: yiaNNi tONg, COurteSy Of iiDeXCaNaDa

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Membership

Improvements to the RAIC ServicesPortal have made it more user-friendly for memberstomakepurchasesinthestore,update contact information and directory preferences,andrenewmemberships.

In2013,theRAICinstitutedaParentalleavepolicy,allowingmembersa reprieve from fees – while retaining full benefits – during maternal and paternal leave.

TheRAICboardofdirectorsalsoapprovedanewpolicyallowinginternsfiveyearsofmembershipatareducedrate.Thepreviousdiscountperiodwasthreeyears.Thischangereflectsthetimeittakesinternstobecomelicensed architects.

RAIC is great! You are GREATLY appreciated by those of us not registered!”Dianne Mclauchlan, MraiC, edmonton

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AsofDecember31,2013,theRAIChad4,783membersinallcategories.Thisisanetincreaseof236membersfromDecember31,2012.

In2013,therenewalratewas93percent.Throughpromotionwithschoolsofarchitecture,provincialassociationsandadirect-mailcampaign,wewereabletorecruit456newmembers,143ofwhichwerelicensedarchitects.TheRAICiscontinuallystriving to increase this crucial area of the membership base.

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Communications and Advocacy

In 2013, the RAIC employed a variety ofcommunications tools. These included monthlyelectronic bulletins and regular e-blasts to members. Press releases publicized award winners and the Festival of Architecture. The bi-annual Architecture magazinefeatured an awards issue and a healthcare-design issue.

On the advocacy front, board memberscontinued to write columns that appeared in theDailyCommercialNews,SABMag,AWARD Magazine and the CanadianJournalofGreenBuilding&Design.

The RAIC also became involved inthe debate about Canada Post’s plan for community mailboxes. Its pressrelease highlighting the need for urban-design thinking received cover-age in several media outlets.

The RAIC worked to promote bestpractices. For instance, the RoyalCanadian Mint heard concerns fromthe RAIC regarding an RFP that did not meet RAIC standards for fair com-petition and high-quality architectural services.

The digitization project for theRAICJournal continued to cre-ate archival PDF files of allissues from 1924 to 1974.

In response to a desire by members forastronger focusonadvocacy, theRAIC hired a full-time manager of communications and advocacy. Maria Cookpreviouslyworkedasa journal-ist for theOttawa Citizen, where shespecialized in architecture, urbanismand design.

Heritage conservation received attention.Forexample,theRAICjoinedotherexpertsurging the City of Ottawa to designate a 1960s neighbourhoodinOttawa,Briarcliffe,asaheritageconservationdistrict.Theseefforts resulted in it becoming the first post-war community in Canada to receive this designation.

TheRAIC,togetherwiththeHeritageCanadaFoundation,lobbied the Bank of Canada over proposed changes to the Bank’sArthurEricksondesign.Discussionisongoing.

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Bank of Canada headquarters / architect: arthur erickson / associated firm: Manari rounthwaite and Dick

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Practice Support

Inkeepingwithhisinitialobjectives,JamesAnderson,MRAIC,thenewChairofthePracticeSupportCommitteemet with the committee members on a quarterly basis during 2013.

Some of the work focused onredesign of most of the Cana-dian Construction DocumentsCommittee (CCDC) contractdocuments. The committee’shard work saw the final endorse-ment ofCCDC14/15.Bothdoc-uments were released in late 2013. Work is also ongoing for CCDC2 (lumpSumContract),CCDC 23 (A Guide to Calling

Bids and Awarding Construc-tionContracts),CCDC29 (Pre-qualification Guide) as well asCCDC 40 (Rules for Mediationand Arbitration of Construction IndustryDispute).

In 2013, the RAIC undertookto reviseandupdateDocument6 (Canadian Standard Form ofContract for Architectural Ser-

vices).Considerationwasgivento review similar documents in conjunction, in particular theOAA’sdocument:OAA600.Thelatest version was released in April 2013 and a comparison of both documents was completed to identify potential areas for improvement.

FIRPAC

TheFederalIndustryRealPropertyAdvisoryCouncil(FIRPAC), composed of organizations such as theRAICandtheAssociationofConsultingEngineersofCanada(ACEC)aswellasfederalclients,metthreetimes in 2013. They discussed issues pertainingto jointly-supported contract language in order toaddress proper compensation and liability limitation concernsregardingre-useofdesignsbyclients.ThisprojectwasinitiatedbyfederalclientssuchasPublicWorks (PWGSC) and Defence Construction (DCC)showing interest in re-using designs for their facilities.

Federal Procurement

In2013,theRAICcontinuedtoadvocateonbehalfofarchitects by staying in regular contact with federal government/departmental agencies to addressimportant issues that affect architects in Canada. For example,2013sawthefederalprocurementsystemmove from Merx.ca to buyandsell.gc.ca developedin-house. Other issues pertained to RFPs issued by theRoyalCanadianMintandtheRCMP.

TheRAIC,alongwiththeACEC,continuedtomonitorthe new scoring system recently implemented by the DCCtoassessproposalsforprofessionalservices.

CCDC/Contract Documents

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Institute for Building Information Modelling in Canada (IBC)

P3 Procurement Issue

Algonquin Centre for Construction excellence / Diamond Schmitt architects / edward J. Cuhaci and associates architects inc.

2030 Challenge

In2013,wecontinuedwithasecondcycle of case studies of projectsthatmeetorexceedcurrentcarbonfootprint reduction targets set out by theChallenge.Thissetofadditionalstudies was added to the website,which now displays 17 of Canada’s energy-efficient buildings.

With the conclusion of the case studies project, the RAIC hasrefocused its energy on advancing the Challenge to the next level.To accomplish this, we have hiredStephenPope,FRAIC,tospearheadtalks to embed the 2030 targets into the national model energy code. tOM arbaN

Followingseveralmeetings in2013, theIBCreleaseda PxP Toolkit overview that is now in the hands ofindustry partners for review. Allan Teramura, FRAIC,reported that current activities on the BIM committee

include development of an operations manual,finalizingcontractlanguageforBIMaswellasongoingdevelopmentofthePracticeManual.

With public-private partnerships on the rise at all levels of government (federal, provincial and municipal),thereisincreasingriskofarchitects’feesbeingeroded,affecting the ability of firms to operate. While the issue of architect fees is ultimately a responsibility of the regulators, the RAIC has agreed to coordinateeffortswiththeAlbertaAssociationofArchitects(AAA),the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) and the

Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC). Tothat effect, theRAIC partneredwith theOAA to holdasessionattheannualDesignBuildconference.Thesession was to advocate to clients as well as educate them on preferred models for contracting architectural services within set frameworks.


External Relations

International Affairs

national Affairs

InNovemberof2013,theRAICwasproudtoannounceanewfundingagreementsignedwithEmploymentandSkillsDevelopmentCanada(ESDC).The$800,000agreementwillhelptheCanadianArchitecturallicensingAuthorities(CAlA)toengagewithinternationalbodiessuchastheArchitects’CouncilofEurope(ACE)aswellastheAsiaPacificEconomicCooperation(APEC)tocontinuedevelopmentofMutualRecognitionAgreements.FundingwillalsopermitcontinuingdevelopmentoftheTri-NationalMutualRecognitionAgreement(Canada-UnitedStates-Mexico)withtheNationalCouncilofArchitecturallicensingBoards(NCARB).

2014 venice Architecture Biennale

TheRAICinconjunctionwiththeRAICFoundation launched and continues to manage the fundraising campaign for “Arctic Adaptations:Nunavutat15”,Canada’sexhibitatthe2014VeniceArchitectureBiennale,andits2015-17Canadiantour.Todate,morethan100corporations,architecturefirms,engineeringfirms,developers,generalcontractors,individualsandothersfromtheextendedCanadianarchitecturecommunityhavebecomesponsorsordonors,andtheprojectisnow100percentfunded.

During the IIDEXCanada conference in Toronto, theRAIC executive met with the delegates from theNigerian Institute of Architects (NIA). Discussionsinvolved bi-lateral partnership and coordination in the areas of green architecture, public mass housing inCanada and sharing of national guides to assist the NIAwithdevelopmentoftheirdocuments.

Also at IIDEXCanada , the RAIC College of Fellowsexecutive met with the AIA College of Fellows toexploreopportunitiesforcooperation.ThisresultedinadecisiontodevelopaMemorandumofUnderstandingto address important issues common to both groups.

iMage by lateral OffiCe

rendering of arctic adaptations exhibition at the Canada Pavilion in venice

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TheUIASportsandleisureGroupcametogether for the 2013 congress of the International Association for Sports andleisureFacilities (IAKS)held inCologneinOctober.TheSportsandleisureGrouphas been an integral part of this biennial congress,particularlyinchairingsessionsand making presentations.

Conrad Boychuk, MRAIC, (UIA-Canada)and Karin Schwarz-Viechtbauer (UIA-Austria)chairedasessionhighlightingthewinnersofboththeExemplarySportsandleisureFacilitiesAwards,andtheStudentandYoungProfessionalsAwards.

uIA Sports and leisure Group

hillcrest Centre (Vancouver olympic Centre) / hughes Condon Marler architects

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Canadian award winners include HCMA’s Hillcrest RecreationCentreinVancouverandMJM’sCommonwealthCommunityRec-reationCentreinEdmonton.

Viktors Jaunkalns, MRAIC, of MJM gave a presentation on theCommonwealth Community Recreation Centre. Another Canadian presenter,SeanPearson,MRAIC,spokeabouttheNikeFootballTrainingCentreinSoweto.

The UIA Sports and leisure Group is planning a session inGlasgowinMay2014focusingontheXXCommonwealthGames.It will be conducted in part with the Royal Incorporation of Archi-tectsinScotland(RIAS).

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Financial Performance | 2013 Annual Report

FINANCIAlPERFORMANCE


AstheFinancialOfficerfortheRAIC,Iamproudtoreportonourfinancialperformancefor2013.ThisyearmarkedanimportantmilestonefortheRAIC.FiveyearsofworktoupdatetheRAICSyllabuswascompleted.WhiletheRAICmaintainsdeliveryofthestudiocomponentoftheprogram,theRAICCentreforArchitectureatAthabascaUniversitynowdeliversallacademiccoursesyear-round.Asaresult,theVancouverofficeclosed.Thecostofclosingtheofficeandtransferring documents to Ottawa is reflected in the 2013 financial statements and represents one reason for the deficit.

Despitethedeficit,theRAICachievedmanygoalsin2013.Firstly,membershipcontinuestogrow.Wehave4,783members–anincreaseof236membersover2012,orfivepercent.Thereisacommensurateincreaseinmembershiprevenue.(Membershipduescompriseapproximately50percentoftotalrevenues.)Wealsoengagedtheservicesofaconsultanttoconductamembershipgrowthcampaign,withthegoalof500newmembersayearforthenextthreeyears.Thecampaignlaunchedattheendof2013andisexpectedtoshowresultsinthe2014fiscal year.

Asecondmajoraccomplishmentin2013wasthecompletionoftheBroadlyExperiencedForeignArchitects(BEFA)programwithfundingfromHumanResourcesandSkillsDevelopmentCanada(HRSDC.)TheprogramwrappedupinMarch,whichexplainsthesignificantreductioninrevenuesundertheGrants&GeneralSponsorshipfrom31percenttoninepercent.Attheendof2013,theRAICcontinueditsroleasfacilitatorbyobtaininganotherHRSDCgrantintheamountof$804,000forassistingregulatorswithMutualRecognitionAgreements.Whiletheprojectwasapprovedin2013,mostofthefinancialimpactwillnotbeseenuntil2014and2015.

Thirdly,theFestivalofArchitectureinHalifaxwasanenormoussuccess.InpartnershipwiththeNovaScotiaAssociationofArchitects,weachievedasurplusofabout$137,000thatwassplit50/50.Withover350delegatesinattendance,Halifaxwasoneofourmostsuccessfulfestivalsever.

Finally,takingintoconsiderationtheever-increasingriskofdependingsolelyonmembershipduestorunprogramsandservices,theRAICwasabletoincreaseitsnon-memberduesrevenuestosixpercent.Thatrepresentsanincreaseof$50,000or50percentover2012.

FormoreinformationandtoaccessthefullauditedfinancialstatementsoftheRAIC,pleaseclickon the following: 2013FinancialStatementsoftheRAIC

Jonathan ouellette FinancialOfficer,RAIC|ArchitectureCanada

http://raic.org/resources_archives/reports/2013-financials_e.pdf

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